Sarah Faulk Wicker, daughter of Nathaniel and Keziah (Faulk) Wicker, was born 19 Oct 1810, Washington Co, GA, d. 3 Dec 1891, m. 27 Mar 1828, Washington Co, GA, Col. Thomas Jefferson Warthen. Issue: *Ann Keziah *Hannah Augusta *Elijah Nathaniel *Ellafair Morrison *William Henry Harrison *Sarah Louisa *Julia Maria *Elizabeth Clark *Thomas Angeline *Leila Belle
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A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
German: occupational name from Middle High German, Middle Low German wicker ‘soothsayer, magician’.
German: from an Old High German personal name composed of the elements wīg ‘battle, war’ + heri ‘army’.
English (southeastern): topographic or occupational name from Middle English wiker, denoting someone who lived or worked in an outlying settlement (from Middle English wik(e), Old English wīc; see Wick ). The formation of topographic names with the suffix -er is typical of the Middle English dialects of Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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